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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ending for Sally was the only one that I didn't like - she went from charting her own path and weaving out of her mother's iron thumb, to being tied down by having to leave school, give up her europe plans, take care of her brothers, etc., all at age 16 ... It makes Betty's final words to her in her letter even sadder, because he life may not be an adventure.  However, it does link to a few episodes ago when Don told Sally that she didn't understand the value of a dollar (when he wanted her to sell her field hockey equipment) - she certainly won't be a spoiled girl any longer.  This one stung for me because I am about Sally's age and my mother also died when I was late teens (a little older than Sally is) - I have a nice life, but my mother's death when I was young did change both my then immediate life and the direction of my life.  [/quote]

The ending for Sally made me sad, but also in a way made me feel more sympathy toward Betty. In Sally, we saw a girl with spirit, fighting to get away from an oppressive childhood who was almost there (Madrid), and then saw it all slip through her fingers when her mother gets sick and she returns home to care for her mother and brothers. To me, that final scene with Sally and Betty suggested that Sally will end up not unlike Betty, a dissatisfied housewife and mother who perhaps was never well-suited to either role. Which makes me wonder who Betty might have been if she'd had the freedom (actual or emotional) that Sally almost had.[/quote]

Nash.  Sally knows the boys need to be with Henry and maintain normalcy.  She'll set that up.  Betty told us Sally will have a life of adventure.  She will.   Henry will marry again.  [/quote]

I think Betty told us she hopes Sally will have a life of adventure, what she wanted but didn't quite get to have. I would like to Sally would actually get one, but I don't think that's certain. Henry was a mess about Betty's illness, I don't know that he'll be able to provide a stable home for the boys, at least not right away, and Sally might end up stepping in to help.[/quote]

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